A visit to the Jones Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Jones Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jones Cemetery:
31.9946, -90.7965
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jones Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jones Cemetery is located in Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Port Gibson. Port Gibson lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Jones Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jones Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shield Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shield Cemetery
- Old Mt. Tro Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Shelby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shelby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The French Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Patona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Patona Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patona Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Turnipseed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Turnipseed Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnipseed Cemetery
- Cherry Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cherry Farm Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Farm Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
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- Templeton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Templeton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Springs Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Hulburt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hulburt Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulburt Cemetery
- Hulburt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hulburt Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulburt Cemetery
- Trimm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douglass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Lemon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lemon Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cemetery
- Ritchey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ritchey Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carlisle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
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- Saint Elmo
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Myles
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Willows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Rocky Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Carpenter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Port Gibson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ingleside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Utica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Grand Gulf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Bear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Red Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Adams
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Newman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Allen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Westside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Thompsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Learned
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stout
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Bowerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Glancy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Yucatan Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Yucatan Landing is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan Landing
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Jones Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grand Gulf
- Port Gibson
- Utica
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Jones Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Claiborne County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Jones Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #671964 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671964 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 52 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hermanville
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9946014 Lon: -90.7964911
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jones Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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